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Ria lived on Tara Road in Dublin with her dashing husband, Danny, and their two children. She fully believed she was happily married, right up until the day Danny told her he was leaving her to be with his young, pregnant girlfriend. By a chance phone call, Ria meets Marilyn, a woman from New England unable to come to terms with her only son's death and now separated from her husband. The two women exchange houses for the summer with extraordinary consequences, each learning that the other has a deep secret that can never be revealed. Drawn into lifestyles vastly differing from their own, at first each resents the news of how well the other is getting on. Ria seems to have become quite a hostess, entertaining half the neighborhood, which at first irritates the reserved and withdrawn Marilyn, a woman who has always guarded her privacy. Marilyn seems to have become bosom friends with Ria's children, as well as with Colm, a handsome restaurateur, whom Ria has begun to miss terribly. At the end of the summer, the women at last meet face-to-face. Having learned a great deal, about themselves and about each other, they find that they have become, firmly and forever, good friends. A moving story rendered with the deft touch of a master artisan,Tara Roadis Maeve Binchy at her very best--utterly beautiful, hauntingly unforgettable, entirely original, and wholly enjoyable.

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PublisherRandom House Audio Publishing Group

ISBN-100553456091

ISBN-139780553456097

eBay Product ID (ePID)1114242

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Book TitleTara Road

TopicGeneral, Romance / General

Publication Year1999

LanguageEnglish

GenreFiction

AuthorMaeve Binchy

FormatCompact Disc

Dimensions

Item Height0.9in.

Item Length4.9in.

Item Width5.6in.

Item Weight8.4 Oz

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Reviews"Her best work yet...Tara Roadis like a total immersion in a colorful new world, where the last page comes too soon." --The Seattle Times "An irresistible tale." --Elle "Engrossing." --The Wall Street Journal "A tender novel of the pleasures and pitfalls of friendship, Tara Road is an ultramodern love story for women, about women, between women that is sure to delight." --Newsday "Difficult to put down!" --The Denver Post "One of Binchy's best." --Kirkus Reviews, "Her best work yet...Tara Roadis like a total immersion in a colorful new world, where the last page comes too soon."-Seattle Times "An irresistible tale."-Elle "Engrossing."-Wall Street Journal "A tender novel of the pleasures and pitfalls of friendship,Tara Roadis an ultramodern love story for women, about women, between women that is sure to delight."-Newsday "Difficult to put down!"-Denver Post "One of Binchy's best."-Kirkus Reviews From the Paperback edition.

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal823.9/14

Edition DescriptionAbridged Edition